Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-02-05

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the counties of Adams, York, Dauphin, Cum
berand, Franklin, Fulton, Bedford, Somerset
and for Virginia the counties of Fairfax
Loudon. Clark. Warrenton, Shenandoah, Fau-
Quier Prince William. Rappahannock. Stafford.
Culpeper Page, Rockingham, Madison, Orange,
Spotsylvania, King George, Greene. Augusta,
Highland Bath, Albemarle. Westmorel and
Northumberland. Richmon d. Lancaster, Es-
sex. Middlesex, King and Queen. Gloucester,
York Matthews, Nelson, Rock bird ge. Ale
gany, Botetourt, Amherst Buckingha m, Flu
vana and Appomattox.
The second area, located in the States OF
North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee.
Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky,
Arkansas and Texas is, commercially peak
ing, of the very greatest importance 10 Balu-
more, and is holly contested for. The stron gest
competitors for the trade OF the nrst
six-named states are Boston, New York and
Philadelphia, but reference 10 tonnage stat
ment of three of the Southern lines, sho VS.
that Baltimore secured the largest percenta ge
of the trade. The other competitors denom-
mated as of the second order. are the Southern
cities-Norfolk, Richmond. Wilmington, Char
lotte. Charleston, Columbia, Augusta, Macon,
Atlanta, Savannah, Montgomery, Mobile ane
Memphis.
Already in some branches of trade these
markets have become quite prominent, and
/ considerable competition may be looked for.
4 But for these local or domestic opponents (who
1 draw their supplies largely from this poinO
/
| excepting products of the West) the trade OF
these sections, the chief hindrance to which Is
| the ability OF these markets to distribute more
quickly and at somewhat lower freight, as also
10 the fact that Baltimore cannot directly mar
! ket the products of the said local territory.
| This competition is not detrimental to this
| city as rejecting her inability to supply goods
at lower prices but operates from the necessity
of replacing stocks in small quantities; on the
contrary, the great diversity of Baltimores in
terest and the privilege of receiving from first
hands, attract these same buyers in advance Of
the seasons wants, SO that the permanent ey OF
the city's traffic may not be considered as af-
fected thereby.
In this second area also, particularly in the
States of Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky Ten.
nessee, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas West.
ern competition becomes very pressing, chiefly
from the cities of st. Louis, Louisville, CIncin-
natl and Chicago, and other Western and
| Southw western cities of the second class, such
as Memphis. Little Rock, Mobile, Nashv lle
Houston. &c. These markets monopolize to q
4 certain extent the distribution of the products
of the West, viz: Agricultural products, live
stock and the manufactures of wood and iron,
agricultural implements, hardware, &c, also
the products of the mines. In other classes OF
goods, as well, this competition IS becoming
formidable.
In the third area-that comprised in parts OF
the near Western and Southwestern States, US
parts of Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia and
nsylvana--compettion comes from botl
:
phia in the East, and Cincinnati, Chicago and
Pittsburg in the West, and from markets OF
: the second class, such as Parkerspurg, Whee.-
ing and Columbus.
This area is the smallest and. perhaps, the
most holly contested of any of the sections nj
iuued to, because all of our commercial rela-
tons in this territory must be carried on IN
the line of the greatest commercial resistance,
or in the direction of the greater number OF
| sources of supply for commodities moved.
Contrasting to the difficulties in the PATH the
past gives encouragement that in this section
increase of traffic will be gained year by year,
and resoutely maintained.
1 There are few lines of goods included in
/ the foregoing which embrace wider field in
| their distribution, such as straw goods, leather,
| M illinery, paper. coal and naval stores which
are in part originally produced in Baltimore.
| These find n market throughout every state
and territory, as also foreign fruits, chemicals,
iron and steel, and all other articles originating
| here through being directly imported at this
| port
The export distribution includes cotton,
grain and Hour, live animals, petroleum, to-
| bacco and cooperage materials In this branch
| competition proceeds as follows: Cotton, all
! Atlantic and Gulf ports; grain and Hour, Mon,
trea Boston. New York. Philadelphia and
| New Orleans; live stock, Boston, New York,
| Philadelphia; petroleum, New York, Philadel-
phia tobacco, New York.
/ Advantages of Baltimore as "a Mauufac-
turing Centre.
VI natural or leSfSIaLlVe alVdutdgeS ou5Teu
to those who seek the investment OF capital IN
manufacturing enterprises the City OF Balti
more may claim to be in possession to an
| unusual extent certainly second to no other
city in the country. The boundares include
large tracts of unOccuDied space, TO be had by
| rental or purchase on favorable terms, (which
| are favorably located, whether by stream or
/ river, on the line of the basin or by the shore
| leading 10 the broad bay. Besides these, within
| { he corporate limits the suburbs present great
la vaf, in 9 ntfDFllnQ
an nple power that only wait to be utilized. In
sol ne cases free ground. for term of years IS
| off cred 10 those who may establish manufac-
| tor les.
j he neghbo soil is rich in ores and ma
te rials in constant requislion in certain
| br Rnches of manufacture. Iron. limestone,
slate, chronic iron ore, steatite, mica, emery,
ka piine. friedrich clays, pottery CLAWS, sand OF
su perior quality for glass manuiacture-ail are
found in the neighborhood, some of them Of
unlIvaled excellence. Oar proximity TO the
exhaustless coal fields of Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia, with the convent
ences of the chesapeake and ONO canal, the
Baltimore and Ohio, Northern Central and
Western Maryland railroads-two OF these
lines bringing the article TO the waters edge
substantiate this the cheapest seaport FOL
fuel in the United States. Wood arrives il
abundant supply by sailing vessels, from tia
country bordering on the Chesapeake and 1T
tributaries and from the Carolnas.
The city government has wisely exempted
from taxation all manufacturing plant
within its jurisdiction, and as the expendi
lures necessa rIly in this direction often Absorb
two-thirds 90 of the capital invested this leg
islation. so nearly amounting to the exemption
of capital itself, presents advantages too OBJ
vious 10 be overlooked. With equal liberaity
water for these purposes is charged at an al
most nominal rate by tile authorities. Neithe
of these may be looked upon as spasinodic act.
of legislation, nor is there the TemOtest proba
bIlity that the latter privilege will be with
drawn. as the supply of 17000O.0O0 gallon
per day leaves about 100 600, 600 gallons TO b
used i'll manufacturing
| The provision markets are at all times well
| supplied, and with the regular succession d
the season. produ ctions Few cities have suct
abundance at such reasonable prices. The
n climate is as near perfection as need be; we are
u spared the rigors OF winter in their extreme
severity, and are exempted from endemics and
\ epidemics. The conditions certainly fovor-
ably affect labor, which is plentiful and at low
wages. There are few cities where the Iaborer
\ can live so comfortably and economically be-
4 ueai h his own roof, tenement houses being
/ things unknown. IL is literally true that
every laborer may here have his own domeile,
and protected to that extent contamination
| must proceed from without aud not from
| within.
Equally great are the opportunities for the
! interchange of the raw material for the manu-
featured article. Nearer the petroleum region
| than Philadelphia; at a point where the Sns-
| tquehanna hemlock, Carolina yellow pine and
I ha NssSf VIRGINIA hickory and r.oriar